With the purchase of Sonoma’s Buena Vista Winery several years ago, Jean-Charles Boisset has brought back a major jewel in the county’s winery crown. Brian Maloney is the Winemaker for Buena Vista and has been witness to the comeback of this property. While the Sonoma fires came dangerously close to the winery, Buena Vista survived and continues to grow. Now the industry looks for tourism to return to some of the most beautiful vineyards in the world. We met with Brian in November in the cozy confines of the historic Buena Vista Champaign cellar.

Learn more by visiting www.buenavistawinery.com

Henrik Poulsen is originally from Denmark but has been making wines in Napa Valley for many years. These days, Henrik is the Director of Winemaking for Acumen Wines also in Napa Valley Not only is he an excellent winemaker, but Henrik has an exceptional pallet. His blind tastings are a real wine education. We met up with him at the stunning new Acumen tasting room in downtown Napa just a few weeks ago.

Learn more by visiting www.acumenwines.com

Some of the very best known Napa Valley wines have been created by Shafer Vineyards.  Labels such as One Point Five, Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay and Hillside Select are household names to wine lovers. But maybe the best label to describe Shafer Winemaker Elias Fernandez is Relentless. After 33 vintages he continues his passion to make some really fantastic wines. We met up with Elias a few weeks ago at the winery to talk about his career, the fires and best of all, his new wines.

Learn more by visiting www.shafervineyards.com

Winemaking for Pam Starr is a true passion. You could say that’s true for all wine makers. But maybe, with Pam it’s a bit more so. Pam is finally making wine in her own self designed Winery located in Napa Valley. Crocker and Starr wines have always been exceptional and during this interview Pam talks about the newest addition to their lineup. It’s all about passion.

Learn more by visiting www.crockerstarr.com

A few weeks ago we attended the Simply Italian tasting at London House in Chicago.  We recorded several interviews during the tasting and here we feature two Italian Wine Industry professionals. We start with Barbara Rosso of Consorzio DOC Friuli Grave. Our second interview features Matteo Soria of Azienda Agricola Matteo Soria. Italian wine can be a bit confusing but our two guests give you an inside view of simple it can all be.

Learn more by visiting www.docfriuligrave.com or www.matteosoria.it